Factbox-What Germany's planned spending spree could mean for the economy
German chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz reached an agreement with the Greens on Friday on a massive increase in state borrowing, just days before a parliamentary vote on the issue, a source close to the negotiations said.
Germany Officially Unveils ‘Game-Changing’ Economic Plan
Germany has officially introduced a significant infrastructure fund and exempted defense spending above 1% of GDP from debt limits. The measures are intended to mitigate economic stagnation and geopolitical challenges,
German Greens Party Source Says Agreement Reached on Debt Deal
An agreement has been reached on plans by German chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz to massively ramp up public borrowing, a source from the Greens party said on Friday, adding: "We are satisfied." Greens' support is seen as crucial to Merz's bid to pass the debt plan with a two-thirds majority in Germany's outgoing parliament.
What is in the huge German spending plan agreed by parties?
German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz reached an agreement with the Greens on Friday on a massive increase in state borrowing just days ahead of a parliamentary vote next week.
Germany’s Friedrich Merz agrees spending deal with Greens
Germany’s chancellor-to-be Friedrich Merz has agreed a deal with the Green party to inject hundreds of billions into the country’s defence sector and ageing infrastructure, according to two people with knowledge of the discussions.
German parties agree deal to loosen debt limit, expand defense spending as Europe called to do more
German lawmakers have reached an agreement to exempt some defense spending from the nation’s tight rules on running up debt.
Can Berlin’s New Government Save the German Film Industry?
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Bund safe-haven status holds in swaps markets, but German spending surge worries loom
After a seismic shift in German bonds, a pocket of the market is trading at levels close to those normally associated with ...
Germany’s prospective new government struggles to win support for defense, infrastructure plans
Germany’s Greens say they won't support the prospective next government’s plans to loosen debt rules for defense spending and ...
Germany's likely next government seeks higher defense spending as doubts rise about US commitment
The prospective partners in Germany’s next government say they will seek to loosen the nation’s rules on running up debt to ...
Germany sceptical of EU bonds but backs joint defence projects, finmin says
Germany is sceptical about joint European bonds per se but is open to common financing to support concrete European projects ...
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Germany to ease government debt limits in major step aimed at boosting economy, defense spending
Germany only met the NATO requirement to spend 2% of GDP on defense through a 100 billion-euro special fund exempted from the debt brake in 2022 - but that fund will run out in 2027.
6,000 Syrians work as doctors in Germany. Some weigh whether to stay or go.
Syrians doctors have established themselves in Germany, filling critical health-care gaps. But Assad’s fall and anti-migrant ...